Left Minnesota Land of 10000 lakes. Entered North Dakota in time for lunch at the Wahpeton Park and Zoo. Interesting art, the moose was made of metal: gears, hinges, fasteners, washers, bolts, spoons, forks and a hitch ball to make it Bullwinkle. We could see into the zoo from the art walk so we watched the rhino put on a show of who can make the biggest pile of poop. Southbound into South Dakota we drove thru Sisseton, visited the tower for some views of the farmland. Found Roy Lake SP set up, walked the trail around the island. Saw an eagle sitting in a tree on the island. He was taking to us. Even with a threatening sky, Craig had to swim in the lake. We met a nice couple at the lake that gave us tips on where the best canoeing would be, and areas to visit. They were from Britton, we told them we had a family friend there, turns out they know Corrine. The storm held off so we put the canoe in the lake right behind our campsite for an evening paddle. Had a major storm during the night, rocking our little camper, according to Craig, Lora slept right thru it....
Monday morning Congratulations to us on 5 weeks of traveling! We explored Sica Hollow SP, found two parking lots for trails with no info at either one except to explain the Spirit Trail. No distances, no trail map, nothing. We had to go to higher ground for signal to get an online trail map. Hiked the Spirit Trail, then part of the horse trails (that HAD maps) at every junction... On the Spirit trail there were humming birds all over the jewelweed covered hillside. On the horse trail there were hundreds of dragonflys. HUNDREDS! And plum trees, with a few plums that were ripe enough. After the hike, we met up with Corrine for a wonderful lunch and an afternoon of fun. She took us to a lovely gift shop, then on a tour of Fort Sisseton State Historic Park. Came back for dinner and a romantic walk along the beach and then watched otters play and eat their dinner.
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